Sarah Brenton - John Rolston August 21, 1827 Trimble-Nicholas-Oldham County KyArchives Marriage Nicholas County Marriage Bonds Know all men by these presents that we John Rolston and Ephriam Hopkins are held and firmly bound unto the Commonwealth of kentuck in the ____ and full sum of fifty pounds, to the payment of which made and truly to be made we and each of us bind ourselves our ____ or jointly and severally frimly by these presents sealed and dated this 21 day of August 1827-----The condition of the above obligation is such that whereas a marriage is shortly intended to be had and solemized between the above bound Mr. John Rolston and Miss Barah Brinton daughter of Mrs. Elizabeth Hopkins late widow Brinton of Nicholas County. Now if there be no lawful cause to obstruct the same then the above obligation to be void else to remain in full force and value his mark Attest: Horace Metcalfe John X Rolston Seal Ephriam Hopkins Seal Submitted by: Carolyn Reid sueralston@insightbb.com Additional Comments: Sarah Brenton/Brinton parents are: James and Elizabeth (Casey) Brinton. Sarah was born abt 1810 or earlier. Her father died in 1810. Her mother Elizabeth, married William Hopkins 1815 in Bath Co KY. William Hopkins was a widower married first to Peace Scott. Children by William and Elizabeth (Casey) Brinton Hopkins 1. Sarah Brinton born abt 1810 or earlier father James Brinton 2. David Hopkins born abt 1816 3. Peace Hopkins born abt 1818 4. John K. Hopkins born abt 1820 5. Joseph Hopkins born abt 1821 6. Walter Hopkins born abt 1823 7. Phoebe Hopkins born abt 1825 8. Caroline Hopkins born abt 1827 All born in Nicholas Co KY John Rolston born 1803 near Hannastown, Westmoreland Co Penn. (Per headstone) he died April 1875 Trimble Co KY Buried Ralston Burying Ground Bedord Ky Trimble Co Morton's Ridge I am not certain as to who his parents are. I think that Robert Ralston of Nicholas Co may be his father. I have yet to prove this. In 1832, after the death of William Hopkins, Sarah's step-father, this family moved to Boone Co IN, District 7. In 1855 this family moved to Trimble Co KY along with Sarah's half sister, Peace Hopkins Scott. John and Sarah's Children: 1. Elizabeth Ann (Betty) Ralston born 1829 Nicholas Co Ky 2. James B Ralston born 1830 Nicholas Co Ky 3. Lucretia Ralston born 1831 Nicholas Co KY 4. America E Ralston born 1833 Nicholas Co KY 5. Mary Ralston born 1834 Boone Co. Indiana 6. Livonia Ralston born 1837 listed in census records as an "Idoit and Pauper) born Nicholas Co KY 7. Caroline Ralston born 1838 Boone Co IN 8. Margaret Ralston born 1840 Boone Co IN 9. Cynitha Ralston born 1843 Boone Co IN 10. Joseph A. Ralston born Feb. 29, 1844 Boone Co IN 11. David Ralston born August 20, 18946 Boone Co In 12. William Ralston born 1848 Boone Co IN died in 1855 while family was enroute to Kentucky. Family story is that William is buried near Indianapolis. 13. Richard J Ralston born 1851 Boone Co IN. Richard Ralston and his family moved to Stoddard Co MO after the census in 1880 where he purchased land in 1881. Richard died before 1900 in MO. In 1910 census of that county, his wife, Rosa was still living. This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/kyfiles/